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Holly knew exactly what she wanted to do next; she wanted to go back to Proxima b and rescue Coppélia. But it wasn’t going to be easy. She’d have to persuade the company’s investors of both the feasibility and the scientific value of the mission. It was a no-brainer decision to her, but her financial backers would need to see the commercial benefits of such a mission.
Entering the boardroom, Holly felt more nervous than she had ever felt before. She’d won over the members once already, and they’d allowed her to undertake the original rescue mission, but she wasn’t so confident of convincing them to support a return mission to Proxima b. She sat down at the executive table and scanned her siblings and cousins. Earlier, a family meeting had been convened as a matter of urgency and most o
